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Black Hole Astrophysics The Engine Paradigm /

As a result of significant research over the past 20 years, black holes are now linked to some of the most spectacular and exciting phenomena in the Universe, ranging in size from those that have the same mass as stars to the super-massive objects that lie at the heart of most galaxies, including ou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meier, David L. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Astronomy and Planetary Sciences,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I Observations of Black Hole Engines
  • Recognizing Black Holes
  • Macroquasars: Supermassive Black Holes in the Centers of Galaxies
  • Microquasars: Black holes (and Neutron Stars) of Stellar Mass in Our Galaxy
  • Miniquasars: Elusive Black Holes of Intermediate Mass
  • Part II Physics of Black Hole Engines
  • Physics in Everyday Life: A Review of Newtonian Mechanics
  • Geometry and Physics Without Gravity: Special Relativity
  • Physics in Curved Spacetime: General Relativity and Black Holes
  • Four-Dimensional Evolving Geometry: Gravitational Waves and Gravitational Collapse
  • Nuts and Bolts of the Black Hole Engine: General Relativistic Mechanics
  • Part III Astrophysics of Black Hole Engines
  • Assembling the Engine Block: Formation of Black Holes in the Universe
  • Fueling and Carburetion: Breakup and Accretion of Stars and Gas Clouds
  • The Combustion Chamber: Energy Generation by Gravitational Accretion
  • The Thermal Exhaust System: Radiation and Thermally-Driven Winds
  • The Non-Thermal Exhaust System I. Rotating Magnetospheres: The Fan that Drives the Turbo-Exhaust System
  • The Non-Thermal Exhaust System II. Magnetic Winds and Jets
  • Putting it All Together: Black Hole Engines of All Sizes.